The Wild Reed

I don’t hate America. I hate what America has been taught to tolerate. I hate that we call basic things “radical.” Healthcare? Radical. P...

The hard and rigid will be broken. The soft and supple will prevail. – Tao Te Ching (Chapter 76) A tree that will not bend snaps in ...

Draw into thy Centre-deep . . . thy Heavens within. . . . Take present care of the Heavens of your Mind. Dive into your own Celestiality,...

I believe in God. I will never understand how some believers think it helps their cause to push theocracy – whether it's American Chr...

One of my favorite dancers, Kadeem Hosein (known as Kadeem En Pointe ), has recently announced a second live / live-stream show. It’s a re-...

See also the previous Wild Reed posts: • Where We Belong • Heavy Seas and Grey Skies • Autumn Sky • Photo of the Day – June 17, 2023 ...

B efore becoming one of America’s most celebrated “feminist” icons, Gloria Steinem [who died yesterday in New York City at age 92] first pa...

S eptember never arrives all at once. It comes quietly through cooler mornings, earlier sunsets, ripening berries and the first leaves begi...

Writes Julia Conley . . . T he death of poet, activist, and conservationist Wendell Berry on Monday [August 31, 2026] was called by on...

See also the previous Wild Reed August 2026 posts: • Abdul El-Sayed: The Disruptor Michigan (and the Country) Needs •...

A s summer weakens and the forest turns towards autumn, the stag becomes the crowned spirit of the wild. His antlers resemble bare branches ...